Cinematic background from A Star Is Born 1937 - Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

A Star Is Born

1937

Drama, Romance

Directors:
William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming
Writers:
Robert Carson, Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, John Lee Mahin, Dorothy Parker, William A. Wellman, Ring Lardner Jr., Budd Schulberg, Adela Rogers St. Johns, David O. Selznick
Official poster of A Star Is Born 1937 directed by William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming